Ryō Ikebe Movies

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at Meikyo University.

Japanese mystery thriller.

Ken's older sister Yoko, who has raised Ken like a mother, decides to move to Brazil with an older man.

A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Keiko, Kirie, and Toshi, a trio of close friends, go their separate ways after graduation, vowing to hold a “New Wives’ Meeting”...

A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

A double suicide happens in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. The two were employees of rival real estate companies. A prosecutor who senses a setup...

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy...

A young wife is frightened that her husband and her father's second wife may be in cahoots with each other and are after her fortune. And then,...

Period romantic drama.

Even a peaceful married life has its dissatisfactions. Then a female reporter appears, and love takes a complicated turn!